For the Week ending 01/29/10
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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one that contends with or opposes another; adversary; opponent
In Shakespeare's Othello, the _______ is Iago, who tries to break up the marriage of Othello and Desdemona. |
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the artistic representation (as in fiction or drama) of human character or motives
In To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, an example of _______ is when the kids describe Boo Radley as ghost-like, a hermit, and the suspected annoyance at dark. |
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represent, indicate, or typify beforehand: prefiguring; (set the stage for later events)
An example of _______ occurs in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, when the soothsayer warns: "Beware the ides of March." |
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the principal character in a literary work; a leader, proponent, or supporter of a cause
Some might argue that Iago is the _______ in Othello, since he was at the center of all the play's controversy. |
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a dramatic monologue that represents a series of unspoken reflections
Of six that are presented in Hamlet, the most famous _______ is Hamlet's solitary consideration of suicide that begins: "To be or not to be…" |